Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 903 | 843 | 767 | 1866 | 2285 | 3792 | 2738 | 2549 | 2566 | 2574 | 2160 | 1715 | 1319 | 1174 | 821 | 721 | 536 | 382 | 313 | 149 | 113 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | 8:47AM1.99m | 9:14PM1.81m | 9:50AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | 2:30AM0.13m | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:31AM0.13m | 4:12PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | NE 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 801 | 903 | 843 | 767 | 5 | 10 | — | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 1715 | 1319 | 1174 | 821 | 721 | 536 | 382 | 313 | 74 | 99 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 158 | 347 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 149 | 113 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | N 3 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 70 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1866 | 2285 | 3792 | 2738 | 2549 | 2566 | 2574 | 2160 | — | — | — | 21 | 48 | 42 | 38 | 50 | 132 | 26 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 692 | 145 | 172 | 163 | 43 | 163 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
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